Been waiting for Verizon to release the LTE-enabled Google Nexus 7 2? It turns out the U.S. telco is dealing with a 'system incompatibility' between its superfast wireless network and the vanilla Android tab.

The practical solution to the issue, according to Verizon, is forthcoming courtesy of KitKat 4.4, which Google has unveiled via the new Nexus 5. General release date for other Android devices is expected to happen anytime this November 2013.

Since the 7-inch Asus-built tablet runs on Google's mobile platform, in native form, it is on the priority upgrade list and should absorb the fresh build within the month.

However, CNET noted in a new report that the deployment seems taking a little too long since the small Nexus slate has been in circulation as early as August 2013. The hold out appears puzzling as the Nexus 7 2 LTE is seen as fully compatible with Verizon's existing infrastructure, said the same report.

It could be the case, the U.S. telco said in a statement, explaining too that the delay in introducing the LTE-flavoured Nexus 7 was not entirely a decision made by the company. It was arrived at with Asus and Google concurring.

"Google and Asus asked Verizon to suspend its certification process until Google's new OS became available for the Nexus 7. We're continuing to work on this and will share any other updates as they become available," the network service provider told CNET.

Allegedly, instead of working on a fix within Jelly Bean 4.3, the three entities saw it more practical to address issue within KitKat.

But there is one catch if tech expert Jeff Jarvis is to be believed. Mr Jarvis is under the impression that Verizon is deliberately delaying the Nexus 7 LTE activation on its network in order to push for its 7-inch tablet - the Ellipsis 7.

In doing so, Mr Jarvis argued that Verizon is contradicting the very nature of its open network policy.

"Verizon is free to sell its own device ... But that should have no impact on its support of other devices on its open network and it certainly does not excuse Verizon for refusing to connect the Nexus 7," the tech consumer advocate told CNET.

Granting Verizon is favouring the Ellipsis 7 a bit more, will Android fans be swayed at all?

Boasting of a pure and the latest Android rendition plus powerful specs inside, the new Nexus 7 sells at starting price of $230 while according to CNET, the Ellipsis 7 requires an upfront payment of $250 to be taken home.

Google's small tablet is more powerful but Verizon is reportedly sweetening the Ellipsis 7 deal by dangling a $100 discount for buyers willing to be tied up with the company's services for the next two years.

Still, Android lovers may not be ready to abandon the Nexus 7 2 just like that, considering that it carries the specs and features that make it a formidable foe of the Retina iPad Mini 2.

Plus on its Verizon release date, likely this November 2013, the Nexus 7 2 is definitely unwrapping with KitKat 4.4 in tow.